Bread enthusiast. Vegetable lover. Omnivore. If the kitchen is your happy place, you're in good company. Let's hang.
Sourdough Challah, Charred Broccolini, Romesco & More
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Friends, hello! Yesterday a dear old friend arrived on the train from NYC with a dozen bagels and three tubs of cream cheese. It was lunchtime, and we went to town, slicing and smearing and topping them with what feels like the last tomatoes of the season. For dinner, we had pizza topped with blistered sungolds aside charred broccolini over Romesco, made with a mix of peppers and cherry tomatoes. This is a terrible photo, but it was delicious: All of this is to say that the tomatoes (and the peppers! and the eggplant!) are still arriving, and while it feels as though we should be roasting squash and curling up to bowls of soup, maybe we should still be making jars of sauce and buckets of ratatouille? Below I've compiled a list of 8 tomato recipes to make before they disappear for good. Also: earlier this week someone emailed me asking if I had ever made a sourdough version of my friend Holly's challah recipe. I hadn't, but I had ripe starter on my counter and decided to give it a go, subbing in 200 grams of the starter for the sponge the recipe calls for making. It turned out decently well, but it was too sour, and the kids said something like: "It's good but different," which really says it all. But stay tuned, with a little tweaking I think it could be very good. Have a great π π -filled weekend, Everyone!
In Case You Missed ItβCrusty Open-Crumb Baguettesβ
βCrispy Miso-Lime Tofu (so many of you have made and loved this!) 8 Tomato Recipes to Make Before The Season EndsβBaked Feta with Cherry Tomatoesβ βPasta with Simple Cherry Tomato Sauceβ βQuick Tomato Basil Sauceβ βQuick Red Enchilada Sauce (So fast!) βRoasted Ratatouilleβ βRoasted Broccoli Steaks with Roasted Tomato "Butter" (The tomato butter is so simple and so good.) βPissaladiereβ βOven-Dried Tomatoesβ β Ballymaloe Rosemary, Olive and Onion Focaccia
In Friday's pizza newsletter I shared a recipe inspired by one in Jessie Sheehan's new cookbook, Salty Cheesy Herby Crispy Snackable Bakes. Get the recipe here:
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Hi. I'm Ali.
Bread enthusiast. Vegetable lover. Omnivore. If the kitchen is your happy place, you're in good company. Let's hang.
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